July 27, 2017 - Minutes - Regular Board Meeting · 2017-07-27 · RECAP of Proceedings Regular...

RECAP of ProceedingsRegular Board Meeting July 27, 2017

MetroLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

One Gateway Plaza3rd Floor Board Room

MetroLos Angeles, CA

MINUTESBoard of Directors -Regular Board Meeting

Thursday, July 27, 2017

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One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012,3rd Floor, Metro Board Room

Directors Present:Eric Garcetti, Chair

Sheila Kuehl, Vice ChairKathryn Barger

Mike BoninJacquelyn Dupont-Walker

John FasanaRobert GarciaJanice Hahn

Paul KrekorianAra Najarian

Mark Ridley-ThomasHilda Solis

Carrie Bowen, non-voting member

Phillip A. Washington, Chief Executive Officer

*A written request to address the Board should be submitted to the Board Secretary in personat the meeting prior to the item being called for discussion. Once discussion on an item begins,

requests to speak on that item will no longer be accepted.


CALLED TO ORDER at 9:13 a.m.

ROLL CALL

APPROVED Consent Calendar Items: 2, 8**, 9, 10, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34,36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 47.

Consent Calendar items were approved by one motion except item 43 which was held by aDirector for discussion and/or separate action.

**Required two-thirds vote of the Full Board

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2 SUBJECT: MINUTES 2017-0473

APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting heldJune 22, 2017.

3 SUBJECT: REPORT OF THE CHAIR

RECEIVED report by the Chair.

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4 SUBJECT: REPORT BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2017-0518

RECEIVED report by the Chief Executive Officer.

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PK = P. Krekorian HS = H. Solis KB = K. Bar er RG = R. GarciaJF = J. Fasana JB = J. Butts JDW = J. Du ont-WalkerJH = J. Hahn EG = E. Garcetti MRT = M. Ridle -ThomasMB = M. Bonin SK = S. Kuehl AN = A. Najarian

LEGEND: Y = YES, N = NO, C =HARD CONFLICT, S =SOFT CONFLICT ABS = ABSTAIN, A = ABSENT, P =PRESENT

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6 SUBJECT: SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 605 FROM STATE 2017-0307ROUTE 91 TO SOUTH STREET IMPROVEMENTS(ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT AWARD)

AWARDED AND EXECUTED an 18-month, firm fixed price Contract No.AE38849000 with TranSystems Corporation, in the amount of $4,452,298for Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services for the preparation of theProject Report Approval (PR) and the Plans, Specifications and Estimates(PS&E) for Southbound Interstate 605 from State Route 91 to South Street

I mprovements, pending resolution of protest(s), if any.

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7 SUBJECT: SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 605/BEVERLY BLVD. 2017-0336INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS ENGINEERINGSERVICES CONTRACT AWARD

AWARDED AND EXECUTED a 24-month firm fixed price Contract No.AE39064000 with Civil Works Engineers in the amount of $2,973,023.98 forArchitectural and Engineering (A&E) services for the preparation of theProject Report (PR) and the Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) forSouthbound (SB) Interstate 605/Beverly Blvd. Interchange Improvements,pending resolution of protest(s), if any.

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*Selected to vote under Rule of Necessity

8 SUBJECT: INTERSTATE 5/STATE ROUTE 14 HOV DIRECT 2017-0384CONNECTOR PROJECT -PROJECT CLOSURE ANDRELEASE OF UNSPENT FUNDS

APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE:

A. ACKNOWLEDGING completion of the I-5/SR-14 HOV Direct ConnectorProject and AUTHORIZING to close of the project;

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to reprogram $85.8 milliondollars of planned $90.8 million dollars unspent in original Measure R20%funds for the I-5/SR-14 HOV Capacity Enhancements Project toother eligible highway operational improvement projects in North County;

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C. AUTHORIZING retention of $5 million from the $90.8 million to remainwithin the I-5/SR-14 HOV Direct Connector Project for completion of theoutstanding workscope with any unspent funds to remain within theNorth County region, and;

D. AMENDING FY18 budget for $2 million dollars to create and fund the I-5/ SR-14 Direct Connector Project to address a remaining utility relocation.

9 SUBJECT: HIGHWAY OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS IN 2017-0408LAS VIRGENES MALIBU SUBREGION

APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR:

A. up to $4.7 million in programming for Measure R Line 32,Highway Operational Improvements in Las Virgenes Malibu Subregionfor project number MR311.34 -Long Valley RoadNalley Circle/US-101Northbound (NB) On-Ramp improvements; and

B. AUTHORIZING the CEO or his designee to negotiate and execute allnecessary agreements for approved project.

10 SUBJECT: FUNDING FOR PREPARATION OF NOISE BARRIER 2017-0421SCOPE SUMMARY REPORTS (NBSSRs) FORSOUNDWALLS ON I-210 AND I-405

PROGRAMMED ON CONSENT CALENDAR $1,500,000 to Caltrans to prepare NoiseBarrier Scope Summary Reports (NBSSRs) for three soundwall segments identified asfollows: Westbound I-210 from Orcas Ave to Foothill Blvd (Lake ViewTerrace), Eastbound I-210 from Yarnell St to Roxford St (Sylmar) and Northbound I-405north of Devonshire St to the I-405/SR-118 connector crossing (North Hills).

11 SUBJECT: PROPOSITION A COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM 2017-0416

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A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award the direct-pay letterof credit ("LOC") to be provided by Citibank, N.A. ("Citi") for acommitment amount of $150 million for athree-year term for theProposition A Commercial Paper program at an estimated cost of$4.313 million and enter into a reimbursement agreement and relateddocuments associated with such LOC.

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B. If unable to reach agreement with the recommended bank describedabove, authorize the Chief Executive Officer to finalize negotiations witheach successively ranked bank for an LOC having athree-year term andthe estimated costs shown in Attachment A.

C. ADOPTING a resolution with respect to the Proposition A CommercialPaper program that approves the selection of Citi or such other banksselected by the Chief Executive Officer for the Proposition A commercialpaper program, and the form of the reimbursement agreement, feeagreement and reimbursement note in substantially similar form withthose on file with the Board Secretary and that makes certain benefitsfindings in compliance with the Government Code, Attachment B.

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12 SUBJECT: LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY 2017-0430OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTSBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR PUBLICTRANSIT USE OF LAX TERMINAL 27

AUTHORIZED ON CONSENT CALENDAR the Chief Executive Officer to execute aseven (7)-year lease agreement ("Lease Agreement") with The City of Los Angeles Boardof Airport Commissioners ("City"), having jurisdiction over Los Angeles WorldAirports ("LAWA"), allowing Metro to continue leasing 2.0177 acres of landand improvements located at Los Angeles International Airport ("LAX")Terminal 27, 6111 W. 96th Street, Los Angeles at a rental amount of$7,770 per month for a total lease value of $714,448 over the (7)-year leaseterm including an estimated 3.29% CPI adjustment assessed annually.

13 SUBJECT: LEASE OF RETAIL SPACE TO BIKE AND PARK 2017-0412SANTA MONICA, LLC

AUTHORIZED ON CONSENT CALENDAR the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to executea five-year exclusive lease agreement and afive-year extension option with Bike andPark Santa Monica, LLC (Bike and Park) for the Kiosk S-4 space location atUnion Station in the amount of $1,970.72 monthly base rent plus an annualincrease of three percent, common area maintenance (CAM) fees, and apercentage rent of ten percent of gross sales above the base rent, for atotal income in excess of $500,000 over the 10-year lease. Lease will starton the earlier of 60 days from completion of the Metro Bike Hub currently underconstruction or the day the Bike and Park actually commences conducting business.

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20 SUBJECT: FUNDING AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR 2017-0321FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA)SECTION 5310, SECTION 5316 AND SECTION 5317GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS


A. APPROVING the recommended federal Section 5310 EnhancedMobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program funding awards totaling upto $7,374,066 for Traditional Capital Projects and up to $1,818,271 for Other Capitaland Operating Projects, as shown in Attachments A and B, respectively;

B. APPROVING the recommended federal Section 5316 Job Access and ReverseCommute (JARC) Program funding awards totaling up to $6,278,036 as shown inAttachment C;

C. APPROVING the recommended federal Section 5317 New Freedomfunding awards totaling up to $3,254,352, as shown in Attachment D;

D. AMENDING the FY 2018 Budget to add $2,953,505 for the recommendedSection 5310 funded projects and $3,000,000 for the recommended Section 5316JARC Program, once the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awards the grant funds;

E. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to negotiate andexecute pass-through agreements with agencies as sub-recipients approved forfunding by FTA;

F. DELEGATING to the CEO or his designee the authority to administrativelyapprove minor changes to the scope of work of previously-approved Section 5310,Section 5316 and Section 5317 funding awards;

G. CERTIFYING that the Section 5310, Section 5316 and Section 5317 funds arefairly and equitably allocated to eligible sub-recipients and, where feasible, projectsare coordinated with transportation services assisted by other federal agencies; and

H. CERTIFYING that all projects recommended for Section 5310, Section 5316and Section 5317 funding are included in the locally-developed 2016-2019Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for Los AngelesCounty ("Coordinated Plan") that was developed and approved through a process thatincluded participation by seniors and individuals with disabilities, as well as byrepresentatives of public, private, and nonprofit transportation and human serviceproviders and other members of the public.

21 SUBJECT: EXPO/SEPULVEDA STATION PARKING 2017-0425

AUTHORIZED ON CONSENT CALENDAR the implementation of a monthly parkingprogram to non-transit riders at the Expo/Sepulveda Station.

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22 SUBJECT: TAYLOR YARD BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 2017-0344FUNDING AGREEMENT

AUTHORIZED ON CONSENT CALENDAR the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) tonegotiate and execute a Construction Funding Agreement with the City of Los Angeles forthe Taylor Yard Bridge with snot-to-exceed amount of $21,700,000.

25 SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE HANDLING AND 2017-0298ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED CONSTRUCTIONSERVICES

AUTHORIZED ON CONSENT CALENDAR the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate andexecute:

A. a five-year indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery cost plus fixed feeContract No. PS20655 to TRC Solutions, Inc., for Environmental WasteHandling and Environmentally Related Construction Services on TaskOrders, for a base term of three (3) years, plus two one-year options, inan amount not to exceed $42,274,495 (Base Contract: $35,100,495;Option Year 1: $5,037,000 and Option Year 2: $2,137,000), subject tothe resolution of any timely protest; and

B. all individual Task Orders and changes within the Board approved contract value.

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26 SUBJECT: ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISM FOR 2017-0427RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ROOF REPLACEMENT


A. REAFFIRMING the use of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) toimplement adesign-build project at Divisions 9, 11, 14 (Expo Yard), and22 (see Funding and Operating Sustainability-Related Infrastructurereport, attached as Attachment B) including the design, construction andinstallation of new roofs for Divisions 11 and 22 to be paid for through a PPA; and

B. FINDING that use of the design-build contracting delivery approachpursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242, et. seq. will achievecertain private sector efficiencies in the integration of the design andconstruction by providing for the award of a design-build contract to thelowest responsive and responsible bidder for the installation of new roofsat Divisions 11 and 22 and installation of solar photovoltaic ("PV")systems at Divisions 9, 11, 14, and 22, which will be solicited througheither an Invitation for Bid (IFB) or Request for Proposal (RFP)procurement method.

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28 SUBJECT: SHOP TOWELS 2017-0441

AUTHORIZED ON CONSENT CALENDAR the Chief Executive Officer to award a24-month, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity Contract no. MA38768002 to JWLSupplies, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for shop towels for a totalcontract amount of $1,158,984; subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.The award is for a base year amount of $579,492, inclusive of sales tax,and cone-year option amount of $579,492, inclusive of sales tax.

29 SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO SERVICE COUNCILS 2017-0273

APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR nominees for membership on Metro's ServiceCouncils.

32 SUBJECT: METRO BLUE LINE SHORT AND LONGTERM IMPROVEMENTS

2017-0407

RECEIVED AND FILED response to Motion 37 (February 2017) on Blue LineI mprovements.

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33 SUBJECT: STAFFING REQUEST FOR CRENSHAW LINE 2017-0404


A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to amend the FY18 Budgetto add 59 positions, as shown below:

Add 8 (eight) non-contract positions to manage and plan forintegrated testing, system readiness drills, asset inspection andacceptance, turnover coordination, opening a new Rail MaintenanceFacility and pre-revenue service testing of the Crenshaw Line rail project.

2. Add 51 contract positions to support training and certification, assetinspection and acceptance, turnover coordination, integrated testing,system readiness drills, the opening of a Rail Maintenance Facility, pre-revenueservice testing and the opening of the Crenshaw Line to the public.

B. RECEIVING AND FILING staff analysis of a comprehensive railexpansion staffing plan to add up to a total of 130 positions in FY19 andFY20. The staffing plan assumes atime-phased, milestone-based hiringconstruct using the best available current scope of work estimates.These FTE requirements will be brought forward for board considerationduring the respective FY19 and FY20 budget development cycles.


34 SUBJECT: UNLEADED GASOLINE 2017-0417

AUTHORIZED ON CONSENT CALENDAR the Chief Executive Officer to award a 60month, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract No. FY34649 for unleaded gasolineto Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for a two yearbase, inclusive of sales tax, for snot-to-exceed amount of $3,886,980, and threeone-year options for snot-to-exceed amount of $5,830,470, for a total not-to-exceedcontract amount of $9,717,450, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.

36 SUBJECT: FEDERAL LEGISLATION 2017-0475

ADOPTED ON CONSENT CALENDAR staff recommended positions:

HOUSE RESOLUTION BILL 3001 (LOWENTHAL) -Economy In Motion:The National Multimodal And Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act SUPPORT

37 SUBJECT: STATE LEGISLATION 2017-0483

ADOPTED ON CONSENT CALENDAR staff recommended positions:

B. AB 1069 (Low) -Local Government: Taxicab Transportation ServicesOPPOSE

39 SUBJECT: MEASURE M INDEPENDENT TAXPAYER OVERSIGHT 2017-0465COMMITTEE STIPEND

APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR stipend of $100 per meeting per committeemember for the Measure M Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee, as required bythe Ordinance.

41 SUBJECT: BUS SYSTEM SPEED AND ON-TIME PERFORMANCE 2017-0484


A. RECEIVING AND FILING status report on Bus System Speed andOn-Time Performance.

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to Develop a Plan to improve speedand on-time performance on key corridors of the Metro transit system, including:

- Identify the top ten key transit corridors that will benefit the most fromspeed and on-time performance improvements; and

- For each corridor, identify the congestion hot spots, develop a seriesof traffic signal, transit priority, and operational solutions, andevaluate the costs and benefits of solutions.

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42 SUBJECT: SIXTY ZERO EMISSION 40' TRANSIT BUS CONTRACT 2017-0304


A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award a firmfixed-price contract, Contract No. OP28367-002, Group C, to BYDCoach &Bus, LLC (BYD) for the manufacture and delivery of sixty 40' zero emission(ZE) transit buses, in the amount of $44,967,874 for the base contract, including spareparts, charging equipment, taxes and delivery; exclusive of any contract option buses,subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest.

B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to award an additional not-to-exceed amount of$2,806,849 for Optional Vehicle Features, and Training Aids for a totalcombined contract amount not-to-exceed $47,774,723.

C. ESTABLISHING alife-of-project budget of $65,900,000 for the purchaseof sixty 40' zero emission buses, charging equipment, installation costs,infrastructure upgrades, and contingency under Capital Project no. 201077.

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43 SUBJECT: THIRTY-FIVE 60' ARTICULATED ZERO EMISSION 2017-0303TRANSIT BUS CONTRACT

APPROVED AS AMENDED UNDER RECONSIDERATION:

A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed-pricecontract, Contract OP28367-001, Part D, to New Flyer of America for themanufacture and delivery of thirty-five 60' zero emission transit buses, inthe amount of $51,211,033 for the base contract, including chargingequipment, taxes and delivery; exclusive of any contract option buses,subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest.

B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to award an additional not-to-exceed amount of$8,839,064 for Optional Vehicle Features, Spare Parts, and TrainingAids for a total combined contract amount not-to-exceed $60,050,097.

C. ESTABLISHING alife-of-project budget of $72,101,419 for the purchaseof thirty five zero emission buses, charging equipment, installation costs,infrastructure upgrades, and contingency under CP 201073.


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D. FINDING that the award to New Flyer of America is made to theProposer that provides the agency with the best value and is mostadvantageous to Metro. The recommended price addresses all contractrequirements and represents the best overall value when all RFPevaluation factor are considered.

E. RECEIVING AND FILING the presentation on the Strategic Planning forMetro's Transition to 100% Zero Emission Bus Fleet by 2030 (Attachment C).

BONIN AMENDMENT: Award is conditioned upon prior agreement by both parties on alocal hire provision consistent with, but not limited to, the lanquaae of the Letter of Intentprovided by New Flyer to the Board during the meeting.

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FAILED: Najarian motion to award contract to BYD.

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44 SUBJECT: SIXTY FIVE 60' ARTICULATED CNG TRANSIT 2017-0466BUS CONTRACT


A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and award afirm fixed-price Contract no. OP28367-003, Group B, to New Flyer ofAmerica (St. Cloud, MN), for the manufacture and delivery of sixty five60' CNG transit buses, in a not to exceed amount of $64,428,454, forthe base contract, inclusive of taxes and delivery, exclusive of contract options.

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and award anadditional not to exceed amount of $3,260,156 for spare parts, optionalvehicle features, and training aids for a total combined contract amountnot to exceed of $67,688,610.

C. ESTABLISHING alife-of-project budget of $72,200,000, for the sixty five60' CNG buses under Capital Project no. 201076.

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45 SUBJECT: NEAR ZERO NATURAL GAS FUELED ENGINES 2017-0399

AUTHORIZED ON CONSENT CALENDAR the Chief Executive Officer to award a threeyear, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity Contract No. MA39865000 for Near ZeroEmission Natural Gas Fueled Heavy Duty Engines to Cummins Pacific, LLCfor snot-to-exceed amount of $8,160,523, inclusive of sales tax, for thebase year; snot-to-exceed amount of $11,296,774, inclusive of sales tax,for the first one year option; and anot-to-exceed amount of $7,064,518, inclusive of salestax, for the second one year option, for a total Contract amount of $26,521,815.

47 SUBJECT: MOTION BY DIRECTORS BARGER AND NAJARIAN 2017-0505


WE THEREFORE MOVE that the Metro Board:

AUTHORIZE a study of the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line (AVL) betweenBurbank and Lancaster that determines a range of frequency of service tomaximize regional accessibility throughout the day; assesses the status ofexisting tracks, culverts, tunnels, crossings and other infrastructure whichlimits operational flexibility &service reliability; recommends neededinfrastructure &capital improvements (in level of priority) to support therange of frequency of service, service reliability, safety, and on-timeperformance, including latest technologies in rail propulsion, controls andrail stock; estimates the costs associated with the aforementionedimprovements; and provides acost-benefit analysis with prioritization of saidimprovements that could be used to help guide Metro, Metrolink and the North CountySubregion in a direction to best achieve the above stated goals, while ensuringcompatibility with future planning processes;

DIRECT staff to coordinate with Metrolink and local North Countystakeholders on this study and to incorporate any previous or ongoingefforts such as the Antelope Valley Infrastructure Improvements Strategic Plan, theNCMITS, the Los Angeles-Burbank-Glendale Corridor Feasibility Study and Metrolinkefforts to address state of good repair, so as to avoid being duplicative;

ACKNOWLEDGE that execution of this study shall not hinder any effortscurrently underway by Metro or Metrolink to deliver capital improvements oraddress state of good repair on the AVL; and

DIRECT the CEO to report back to the board in September with an updateon stakeholder outreach, identification of potential funding sources for thestudy, along with a timeline for study implementation.

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48 SUBJECT: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS 2017-0522

AUTHORIZED the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. EXECUTE a successor collective bargaining agreement with theInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters Union (Teamsters), effectiveJuly 1, 2017;

B. EXECUTE a successor collective bargaining agreement with theAmerican Federation of state, County and Municipal Employees Union(AFSCME), effective July 1, 2017;

C. EXECUTE a successor collective bargaining agreement with theTransportation Communications Union (TCU), effective July 1, 2017;

D. EXECUTE a successor collective bargaining agreement with theAmalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1277, effective July 1, 2017,subject to Union ratification;

E. EXECUTE a successor collective bargaining agreement with the Sheet,Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union (SMART), effective July 1,2017, subject to Union ratification;

F. ESTABLISH the merit pool increase for non-contract employees at 3.5%for FY18; and

G. AMEND the FY18 budget in the amount of $36,435,476 for theimplementation of the wage and benefit changes for the approval of thefinal collective bargaining agreements and $7,391,598 for the increasein the merit pool for non-contract employees.

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49 SUBJECT: CRENSHAW/LAX TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT 2017-0479

APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE:

A. HOLDING a public hearing on the proposed Resolution of Necessity;and

B. ADOPTING a Resolution of Necessity authorizing the commencement ofan eminent domain action to acquire various interests in the propertylocated at 6700 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles. Metro must proceed witha condemnation action to clear various title issues and acquire thenecessary property interests required for the Crenshaw/LAX TransitCorridor Project. The properties sought to be condemned area 162square foot permanent roadway easement (Metro Parcel CR-2901) anda 50 square foot temporary construction easement (Metro Parcel CR-2901-1) in aportion of 6700 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, California(APN 4006-025-032) (hereinafter "Property"). The Property is owned byNoel Dias and Mike Davidyan.

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50 SUBJECT: MOTION BY BONIN, GARCETTI, NAJARIAN, HAHN 2017-0524AND SOLIS

APPROVED AS AMENDED BY SOLIS, KUEHL AND BARGER WITH A FRIENDLYAMENDMENT BY FASANA:

WE THEREFORE MOVE that the Board:

A. ENDORSE the Strategic Plan for Metro's Transition to Zero EmissionBuses;

B. DIRECT the CEO to create a zero emission bus infrastructure workinggroup comprised of Metro staff, federal and state regulators and localutility companies to track market availability and to cultivate ongoingcollaboration among stakeholders. The working group will monitormarket rates for emerging zero emission bus technology to supportMetro's 2030 transition plan:

1. Working group to report to the Board annually with the latest technologyinnovations to support the cost/benefit analysis of fleet conversion

2. MTA to host an industry forum to solicit innovative solutions to delivering the 2030plan;

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C. AMEND the Metro federal legislative plan to advocate for local jobs as acritical factor in the evaluation criteria of MTA procurements; and

D. DEVELOP an equity threshold consistent with Title VI regulations forpriority deployment of electric buses in underserved communities.

FURTHER MOVE that the Board direct staff to:

A. as part of establishing a working group:

1. EXPAND the invitation to regional air quality regulators (e.q. South Coast AirQuality Management District), the American Public Transportation Association andCalifornia Transit;

2. EXAMINE and TRACK vehicle technology and performance, energy productionand pricing, infrastructure needs and life-cycle analysis and creative fundingopportunities;

B. COORDINATE with the County of Los Angeles to explore opportunities to develop acountywide incentive structure to promote and attract more companies tomanufacture, assemble and produce zero-emission transit vehicles and relatedtechnoloaies and infrastructure in Los Anaeles County:

C. widely PROMOTE and ENCOURAGE municipal transit agencies/operators to~icipate in the established process by which to co-procure ("piggybackprocurement" provisions) zero-emission transit vehicles;

D. ENSURE that MTA maintains the flexibility to explore the best available technologiesthat contributes to zero-emissions and/or net-negative emissions in the Los AngelesCounty public transit sector.

FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BY FASANA that staff report back to the board with a timeline andany commitments by parties before we undertake our next bus purchase and answers to thefollowing questions:

A. Will electric buses and their batteries deliver the guaranteed range and service?

B. Can municipal and electric utilities timely invest in the grid in order to power electricbuses?

C. Which strategies will maximize Metro's ability to receive cap and trade credits?


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D. How and when can charging infrastructure be deployed at our bus divisions? Moreimportantly, how will such infrastructure be paid for?

E. Why is Metro's role critical for the adoption of low NOX engines in the truckingindustry? What assurances do we have that this will take place when Metro hasoperated cleaner engines since the 1990s without adoption of these technologies bythe trucking industry?

F. What are the resiliency impacts to our service if electricity or natural aas service isdisrupted? What is our back-up plan?

G. Metro can intervene in regulatory proceedings at the California Public UtilitiesCommission for investor owned utilities regarding transportation electrification andequivalent natural gas proceedings as appropriate. Metro needs to assess the currentregulatory schedule for such proceedings, develop advocacy position, and indicatethat our adoption of electrification may be affected if electric transportationinfrastructure is funded by shareholders, recovered through rates, and implementedon a timely basis.

H. Conversely, how will Metro undertake the capital investments directly? Foothill Transithas intervened in the active proceeding. Antelope Valley and other providers areenpaged. Metro needs to be more actively engaged and needs to report back to ourBoard on what is at stake. In SCE's service area, demand charges make theoperating costs of electric buses more costly than natural gas vehicles. Are weworking to influence changes to the rate schedules?

Can RNG be adopted without direct Metro involvement by substituting RNG for naturalgas purchased out of state? We should participate in any state framework that couldcreate linkages between Metro's adoption of RNG and RNG implementation by thetrucking industry.


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51 SUBJECT: COUNTYWIDE CALL FOR PROJECTSRECERTIFICATION AND DEOBLIGATION

APPROVED:

A. RECERTIFYING $133.2 million in existing Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18commitments from previously-approved Countywide Calls for Projects(Call) and AUTHORIZING the expenditure of funds to meet thesecommitments as shown in Attachment A;

B. DEOBLIGATING $18.8 million of previously approved Call funding, asshown in Attachment B, and REPROGRAMMING these dollars to thesame modal category from which they came in the 2015 Call;

C. PROGRAMMING:1. funds made available from the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Deobligation to

the three previously-approved County of Los Angeles Signal Callprojects; and

2. funds released from City of Los Angeles per the November 2007Board direction on the Proposition 1 B funding to the threepreviously-approved Signal Call projects;

D. AUTHORIZING the CEO to:1. negotiate and execute all necessary agreements for approved

projects; and2. amend the FY 2017-18 budget,Countywide Call RecertificationRegional Programs' budget;

as necessary, to include the 2017and Extension funding in the

E. APPROVING changes to the scope of work for:1. City of Los Angeles -Boyle Heights Chavez AvenueStreetscape/Pedestrian Improvement (#F3643);

2. City of Long Beach -Daisy Corridor and 6th Street Bike Boulevard(#F3518)

3. City of South Gate -Firestone Boulevard Capacity Improvements(#F3124);

4. City of West Hollywood -Melrose Avenue Complete Street Project(#F9601);

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F. REALLOCATING funds originally programmed to the City of GlendaleTrain Station 1 st/Last Mile Regional Improvements Project (#F9624) tothe Glendale CNG Fueling and Maintenance Facility Project (#F3432); and

G. RECEIVING AND FILING:1. time extensions for the 55 projects shown in Attachment D; and2. reprogram for the 24 projects shown in Attachment E.


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51.1 SUBJECT: MOTION BY GARCETTI, NAJARIAN AND BONIN 2017-0523

APPROVED:

WE THEREFORE MOVE that the Board direct the CEO to:

A. MAINTAIN funding for the Glendale Train Station First-Last MileRegional Improvements project;

B. PROGRAM funding from the cancelled City of Los Angeles project to fillthe shortfall in the City of Glendale Compressed Natural Gas Fuelingand Maintenance Facility Project, which is estimated to be $2.3 million;

C. PROGRAM any remaining funding from the cancelled City of LosAngeles project to the Taylor Yard Bride design funding agreement; and

D. REPORT to the Planning &Programming Committee in October on thestatus of MTA's First-Last Mile program.


52 SUBJECT: CLOSED SESSION 2017-0521

A. Conference with Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation - G.C. 54956.9(d)(1):Arts District Crossing Owner, LLC v. LACMTA, LASC Case No. BC 169254

NO REPORT.

B. Conference with Labor Negotiator - G.C. 54957.6:Agency Designated Representative: Joanne Peterson or designeeEmployee Organizations: SMART, ATU, TCU, AFSCME, and Teamsters

NO REPORT.


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C. Public Employee Performance Evaluations - G.C. 54957:Titles: Chief Executive Officer; Board Secretary; General Counsel;Inspector General; Ethics Officer

NO REPORT.

ADJOURNED at 2:49 p.m.

Prepared by: Collette LangstonBoard Specialist

Michele J ck n, Board Secretary

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